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Does not compute: Japan cyber security minister admits shunning PCs 16 Nov 2018 - 07:17 pm

Tokyo: A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional...

Baby snatched by monkey dies in Taj Mahal city 16 Nov 2018 - 07:16 pm

New Delhi: A baby died after a monkey snatched it from its mother's arms, Indian police investigating the incident in the city of...

Indian airport protesters block woman activist's plan to enter Sabarimala temple 16 Nov 2018 - 07:03 pm

KOCHI/NEW DELHI: Thousands of protesters blocked all the exits at a southern Indian airport for more than 14 hours on Friday, stopping a...

India's Sabarimala temple turned into fortress for new gender battle 16 Nov 2018 - 06:55 pm

Pamba, India: Indian police mounted a major security operation Friday to prevent hardliners blocking women from entering one of Hinduism's holiest shrines despite...

Czech PM Babis says will "never resign" over investigation 16 Nov 2018 - 12:28 pm

PRAGUE, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday he would "never resign", dismissing critics demanding he quit amid accusations he was hindering...

Drought-hit Cape Town should cut down 'alien' trees: study 16 Nov 2018 - 11:55 am

Cape Town, The South African city of Cape Town, which nearly ran out of water this year, could beat future droughts by cutting...

42 killed as Zimbabwe bus catches fire: police 16 Nov 2018 - 11:46 am

Harare: At least 42 passengers were killed, Zimbabwe police said Friday, after a suspected gas cylinder exploded on a bus, with pictures showing...

N. Korea to expel US citizen who 'illegally entered' country: KCNA 16 Nov 2018 - 11:36 am

Seoul, North Korea has decided to expel a US citizen who illegally entered the country last month, Pyongyang's official KCNA news agency said...

Severe cyclone kills 10 in southern India; 80,000 evacuated 16 Nov 2018 - 09:34 am

NEW DELHI, A severe cyclone has unleashed heavy rains and winds of 90 kilometers (55 miles) per hour, killing at least 10 people...

Thousands rally against billionaire Czech PM 16 Nov 2018 - 12:24 am

Prague: Thousands protested in Prague on Thursday against embattled Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis after his son said he was forcibly sent abroad...

Seven peacekeepers killed in clashes near Ebola-hit part of east Congo 15 Nov 2018 - 11:59 pm

GOMA: At least seven U.N. peacekeepers were killed in clashes with militias in an area that is at the centre of the Democratic...

Sri Lankan lawmakers fight in Parliament over PM dispute 15 Nov 2018 - 11:59 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: As Sri Lanka's president met with opposition lawmakers over a no-confidence vote against his newly appointed prime minister, thousands rallied...

British PM fights rebellion over Brexit deal 15 Nov 2018 - 11:37 pm

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May battled to salvage a draft Brexit deal and her political future on Thursday, as ministers resigned and...

Trump seethes against Russia probe 'disgrace' 15 Nov 2018 - 11:37 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump seethed Thursday that investigators probing alleged collusion between Russian agents and his election campaign have gone "totally nuts" and...

UK's defiant May tells critics it's her Brexit deal or chaos 15 Nov 2018 - 08:37 pm

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May defied mounting calls to quit or change course Thursday over Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, warning that...

Witness: El Chapo told me to give $100,000 to general 15 Nov 2018 - 06:46 pm

NEW YORK: A former Mexican cartel member who is testifying for the U.S. government at the trial of notorious drug lord Joaquin "El...

Bangladesh photographer detained during protests gets bail 15 Nov 2018 - 06:28 pm

Dhaka: Award-winning Bangladeshi photographer-activist Shahidul Alam was granted bail on Thursday after spending more than 100 days behind bars in a closely watched...